2003 Peugeot Touch Up Paint (4 OEM Colors)

The 2003 Peugeot Vibe

Welcome to 2003-the year of frosted tips, flip phones, and the Peugeot 206 owning the hatchback scene. While the rest of the world was busy arguing over pop music, Peugeot was busy painting half the planet in Aluminium Grey Metallic. It was the high-tech, precision look of the new millennium. If you weren't rocking the silver-grey uniform, you were likely leaning into the "inky" trend with Blue China or the classic Medium Blue. We've focused our vault on these survivors because, frankly, they're the colors that defined the era's sleek, chiseled aesthetic.

Paint Health Check

We are deep in The Peeling Era. In 2003, Peugeot was using a two-stage base-and-clear system that looked like a million bucks on the showroom floor, but it had a literal Achilles' heel: UV sensitivity. By now, the bond between that vibrant Blue China base and the protective top layer is likely waving the white flag. If your roof or hood looks like it's suffering from a bad case of road-rash sunburn, you're looking at "Delamination." The pigment underneath is usually still tough as nails, but once that clear coat starts to lift and flake away like old parchment, the clock starts ticking.

Restoration Tip

In this era, air is your enemy. As soon as a stone chip breaks the surface, moisture and oxygen sneak under the clear coat and start prying it away from the base color. Seal chips immediately before the clear lifts. If you catch a nick early, a dab of touch-up paint acts like a localized weld, keeping the edges of the clear coat pinned down. If you wait until you see white flakes, you aren't just touching up a chip anymore-you're trying to stop a landslide.